Examples of “mail” in a Sentence

noun Letters, parcels, and other items sent through the postal system.

• She checked the mailbox but there was no mail today.
• The mail is usually delivered by early afternoon.
• The mail piled up on the doormat while we were on holiday.

noun Email; electronic messages sent over a computer network.

• I need to check my mail before the meeting starts.
• He sent me a mail with the attached report.
• There was a lot of junk mail in my inbox this morning.

verb To send something through the post or by email.

• Please mail the contract to head office by Friday.
• I'll mail you the photos as soon as I get home.
• We mailed the invitations to all our friends last week.

noun Flexible armor made from small interlinked metal rings.

• The knight wore a shirt of mail beneath his surcoat.
• The museum displays a long coat of mail from the Middle Ages.
• Wearing mail all day was heavy and hot work for a soldier.